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1,217 search results for “japan studies” in the Student website

• From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’ News - 18 December 2025

  It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know Japan. Over 20 years later, she is studying again: to be a primary school teacher.

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  Aya Ezawa University Lecturer Modern Japanese Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.ezawa@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2548

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  Hisashi Owada Professor emeritus of Japanese language and cultures

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.owada@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anoma van der Veere Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.van.der.veere@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Taka Suzuki Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.suzuki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ethan Mark Senior University Lecturer Modern Japanese History

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.mark@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2310

• Kohei Suzuki on Infobae about the problem of loneliness in Japan News - 26 March 2021

  Kohei Suzuki, Assistant Professor at Institute of Public Administration, was interviewed by Infobae about loneliness in Japan and the role of government and society.

• Digital Humanities: Methods, Tools, & Projects in Pre/Early Modern Japan Studies Event - 16 September 2024

  Lecture

• Philosophy/Japan Studies: Befriending Things on a Field of Energies Event - 25 April 2024

  Lecture

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  Ivo Smits Professor of Arts and Cultures of Japan

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.b.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272545

• Sei'ichi Kondō and Sanae Kagaya are the Artists in Residence for 2025 News - 22 October 2025

  In December 2025, Leiden University welcomes Professors Sei’ichi Kondō and Sanae Kagaya as the 2025 JAPA-UL artists in residence. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a workshop series that focuses on Japanese cultural heritage and butō dance. There is a limited number of places…

• The Myriad Avatars of Izumi Shikibu in Medieval Japan Event - 13 November 2024

  Lecture

• The Geopolitics of Japan: 2025 Event - 28 May 2025

  Debate, BASIS The Hague, Universiteit Leiden

• Alumnus Asa Splinter: ‘LGBT+ identities are not a burden but a source of inspiration’ News - 23 June 2022

  Even as a teenager Asa Splinter was determined to study Japanese in Leiden. A HAVO diploma and a change in legislation threatened to throw a spanner in the works, but Asa persevered. After ten years of studying, Asa obtained a master’s degree in Japanese and was nominated for the IHLIA thesis award…

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  Maja Vodopivec Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.vodopivec@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9472

• Nostalgia: Packing and Unpacking the Everyday Lives of Children in Japan Event - 18 November 2024

  Lecture

• Scholarships for international internships Internships and research abroad

  There are a number of scholarships available for research and internships abroad.

• Andrew Littlejohn in podcast Beyond Japan News - 20 April 2021

  In this podcast episode of Beyond Japan, Oliver Moxham and Andrew Littlejohn explore how disaster heritage fosters debate around the relationship between humans and their environments.

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  Katarzyna Cwiertka Professor of Modern Japan Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2599

• Media: Platform, Participation, and the Rise of Digital Populism in Japan Event - 18 November 2025

  Lecture

• 
  Steven Hagers PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.j.hagers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Decolonisation for whom?: Museum Practices in Europe, Asia, and Japan Event - 26 February 2025

  Lecture

• Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan Event - 24 February 2025

  Lecture

• Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University News - 17 May 2023

  Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.

• Performing identity and buying love: self-expression and iyashi in the dansō escorting business Event - 17 October 2024

  Lecture

• Financial matters Studying abroad

  What are the costs involved in studying abroad and how can you finance your stay? Avoid unexpected expenses by researching financial matters thoroughly in advance.

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  Beste Sevindik PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.sevindik@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271647

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  Chelsey Wong PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.wong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christopher Green University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.k.green@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272327

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  Lun Jing External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.jing@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Channa Li Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.li.6@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Symposium: Japan between the East and the West Event - 25 April 2025

  Symposium

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  Nico Kaptein Professor Emeritus Islam in South East Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Peter Verhagen Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ab de Jong Professor Comparative Religion and Religions of Antiquity

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.f.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272585

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  Xiao Luo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  x.luo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Boudewijn Walraven Professor emeritus of Korean language and literature

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.c.a.walraven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Haneen Omari University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.omari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5025

• Utagawa Hiroshige: The Landscape Artist as Pathfinder Event - 11 November 2025

  Lecture

• 
  Maghiel van Crevel Professor of Chinese Language and Literature

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.crevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2211

• Programme East Asian Studies (MA)

  When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.

• Tradition and Transformation: Japanese Woodblock Prints from Meiji to 20th Century mokuhanga Event - 30 April 2025

  Lecture

• An Unusually Caring Chigo (Buddhist Acolyte): The Medieval Japanese Tale of a Homoerotic Love Triangle and Its Hollow Center Event - 8 September 2025

  Lecture

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  Philomeen Dol Team Leader / Foreign Language Teacher

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.h.dol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4687

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  Henk Schulte Nordholt Professor emeritus Indonesian History

  Faculty of Humanities

  schultenordholt@kitlv.nl | 071 5272727

• Living the (Proletarian) Life: Sata Ineko’s Autobiographical Writing Event - 3 December 2025

  Lecture

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  Francesca Rosati PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rosati@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Geoffrey Cain PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.n.cain@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Edegar Da Conceição Savio

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.da.conceicao.savio@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171

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  Arfi Arfiansyah Affiliated researcher

  Faculty of Law

  a.arfiansyah@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727